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I don't actually understand what its purpose is -- in other words, why would one post a question on LE as opposed to LQ?

Also, what does "collaboratively edited" actually mean? I thought it meant that, like a Wiki, everyone writes and/or edits the same body of text. But apparently not, because all of these new "collaboratively edited" sites look more like newsgroups than wikis. So exactly what does it mean?

r.stiltskin, it's not really a matter of preferring one over the other. LE is utilizing an entirely new platform with an entirely different paradigm that is in no way a forum (in fact, "discussion" is off topic and will be remove or edited). That being said, I'm hoping we can learn from how the platform is utilized and it's possible you may even see some of those lessons learned applied here at LQ.

OK, now that i've seen it, i also see the purpose. But - people seem to be not used to the way it's intended to work (a precisely formulated question should get precise answers, right?). Therefore, i see that many questions/answers already turn into discussion-like threads. Is there any policy planned so that it will not be used like a forum?

I'm pretty confused. I've used LQ.org and ServerFault and Superuser (similar to Stack overflow but more syseng and sysadmin focused). All have a nice community around them. All are for asking and answering questions. It is not clear at all why I would post to LQ vs LE despite what Jeremy has written. In my mind, the new site muddys the LQ waters without giving me a compelling reason to use it.

Since most of the time I post to the LQ forums when I need help with a systems problem (vs. "when will the next verson of slackware ship?"), I suspect my view of LQ is skewed. LQ is a perfectly good platform for asking system problems, so chances are I'll continue to ask there (plus they have a Slackware focused forum). At LE or Serverfault, my audience could be too broad to get a useful answer.

OK, now that i've seen it, i also see the purpose. But - people seem to be not used to the way it's intended to work (a precisely formulated question should get precise answers, right?). Therefore, i see that many questions/answers already turn into discussion-like threads. Is there any policy planned so that it will not be used like a forum?

If you've used Serverfault, Superuser or Stackoverflow, you'll see that comments are used for QA. Otherwise there is no way to get clarity on a problem. And really, how often does someone ask a fully-formed question? Many questions are answered when the question is well understood. (Even if it just allows you to query google better)

I'm pretty confused. It is not clear at all why I would post to LQ vs LE despite what Jeremy has written. In my mind, the new site muddys the LQ waters without giving me a compelling reason to use it.

Aside from me being the founder of both, the sites are not related in any way, which was a very cognizant decision. We debated launching the site as part of the LQ-network (as something along the lines of exchange.lq) but decided against it. Because of this, the site should not "muddy the LQ waters" in any way.